Forum:KB:Senate Guards TCW

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In A Friend in Need a senate guard addresses Ahsoka Tano as "Sir". I thought that was a clone thing, as they call all superiors "Sir", regardless of sex, as they know no better. Why would a senate guard do the same? Do they have clones amoung their ranks? Ghost Who Walks 01:25, January 21, 2012 (UTC)

The article doesn't say clones are recruited into the senate guard. Also in republic commando hard contact, rc-1136 addresses etain tur-mukan as ma'am, but since TCW seems to think that showing clones as non-sentient will make the show more popular somehow, TCW clones address superior officers as sir regardless of gender. brightfur (Questions or comments) 16:53, January 21, 2012 (UTC)

Well I always found it a little amusing that they (Fett clones) addressed Ahsoka as "sir". Being polite or courteous isn't the reason you would call your girlfriend's grandmother "sir".. lol.

So why would an elite, well trained, presumabley well educated Senate Commando call Ahsoka "sir"? Is that how they roll on Coruscant? Ghost Who Walks 20:51, January 21, 2012 (UTC)

In all likelihood they are just continuing the Hollywood trend of pretending military protocol hasn't and doesn't distinguish between men and women, and all superior officers must be addressed at "Sir." In theory, Ahsoka holds the rank of Commander. The writers further assume that Senate guards are military. DD97Which bear is best? 04:16, January 23, 2012 (UTC)

Basically. The Senate Guards are both a well trained/educated police force and are elite soldiers. In the end it comes down to regulations. Judging by the episode, it is possible their regulations stipulated that all superiors regardless of sex be referred to as "sir" but there is no straight forward canon answer to confirm it that I'm aware of. The Senate Guard article may be able to lead you to more sources of information such as Galaxy at War if you want more information.. Coruscantfan(Talk) 04:30, January 23, 2012 (UTC)

Common consensus (real world), is female officers consider it an insult. Apparently this practice is confined to works of science fiction. I guess some alien officers are pretty androgynous. Ghost Who Walks 20:21, January 23, 2012 (UTC)

Next time you recieve a citation from a female police officer, be "polite" and call her "sir". Let me know how it turns out. LOL! Ghost Who Walks 18:08, January 24, 2012 (UTC)

In that situation, it would be an individual preference. One of my co-workers would have a problem if you did that to her. My other co-worker wouldn't mind. Coruscantfan(Talk) 23:26, January 24, 2012 (UTC)

Standard military practice has always been that you address Male officers as "Sir" and Female officers are addressed as "Ma'am", this could have simply been an oversight by the writers. How many times is Ashoka refferred to as "sir"?--CT-1987 18:50, January 24, 2012 (UTC)

Yeah like every other episode the clones say it. Just strange that they decide senate guards say it now too. Oh well. E chu ta